He knows New Zealand has the capability and resources in place to deploy solar at scale to meet our energy and carbon zero targets. Matt is inspired by the opportunity to bring local talent and innovation to bear in the pursuit of these goals and is passionate about building great teams, making things happen, getting things built, and being part of New Zealand’s solar story.

Matt holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) and a Bachelor of Music. Alongside his successful engineering career, Matt fills many of his weekends and evenings as a sought-after bass player.

David is passionate about strengthening renewable energy generation in Aotearoa and about being involved in an industry which is currently small but growing. Having the opportunity to develop and solve engineering challenges as the industry grows and adding diversity to the generation market are big drivers for him in his work.

David holds a bachelor’s degree (Hons) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Auckland and outside work, spends his time with his young son, and goes sailing when the time and weather allows.

He has most recently worked as a mechanic at a company that specialises in electric scooters, and is excited to continue working to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels – this time through solar power generation, at Lightyears Solar.

DJ will play a key role in the development of our solar farms, which will provide much-needed electricity from a renewable source.

Outside work, he loves to travel, particularly to natural waterfalls, and plays basketball, football and video games.

Callum is the principal of Consulere Limited, a specialist consulting firm for litigation support and governance, and previously spent 25 years in public practice, both with his own prominent Auckland-based Chartered Accounting firm and an international Chartered Accounting firm. He has also spent time working in a large District Health Board.    

Callum splits his time between client advice, directorships, advisory board roles, trusteeships and court expert witness work. He is a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and the Institute of Directors, and a Director of the Drug Detection Agency. Previously, Callum has also been a Trustee of the Auckland Volunteer Coastguard Charitable Trust and Capri Hospital.   

He co-founded Daylight (formerly Translate Digital), a mobile-first digital production company, is a co-founder of Stickybeak, a market research business, and in 2015, co-founded the award-winning app Parkable, a tool that connects drivers looking for parking with unused car park spaces near their destination.

Brody has extensive experience across SaaS businesses, product management, technical leadership, software development, and cloud architecture.

He also spent a decade as a teacher in New Zealand the UK, and is passionate about creating opportunities and employment for people and mentoring those who work with him to develop their skills.

Matt has seen many changes in the energy industry over the last decade, including the increasing importance of delivering clean and renewable capacity to the grid, the impact of a changing climate, changes to fuel availability, growing environmental considerations and growing demand. He enjoys being part of a dynamic industry with an ever-changing landscape of influencing metrics, whilst being intrinsically linked to everyday life.

He brings to the board invaluable industry insights, including on the broader market dynamics in which Lightyears will operate and will be able to advise on how unfolding events can impact and shape Lightyears’ strategic direction.